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Thursday, March 06, 2008
Recruiting Station Bombed in Times Square
03/06/08 08:00:29 AM
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Recruiting Station Bombed in Times Square
NEW YORK, NY: According to both emergency service and media reports an explosion occurred near a U.S. military recruiting station in Times Square.
No injures were immediately reported as no one was inside the station, at 03:45 a,.m. EST, when the blast happened.
Police cordoned-off the area to investigate the explosion. The detonation left a gaping hole in the front window and shattered a glass door, twisting and blackening its metal frame.
Unconfirmed reports suggest that someone riding by on a bicycle tossed an IED into the front of the structure. It is thought that this can be quickly verified as there is a surveillence camera pointing in the vicinity of the recruiting station.
Police, FBI, DHS and specialized units are all on the scene investigating the incident. Watch EmergencyNet News for more on this still developing story...